Panasonic Toughbook CF-74

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Reviews for the Panasonic Toughbook CF-74

Die 10 Meister aller Klassen
Source: Digital Living
Special-Features: Ruggedized (stoß- und spritzwassergeschützt); integrierter Tragegriff; Bluetooth; Touchscreen ... Schwächen: optimierbare Eleganz; nichts für Gamer
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Leistung mäßig, Ausstattung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/05/2007
Rating: performance: 60% features: 80%

Panasonic - CF-74 Toughbook review
Source: IT Reviews
The latest addition to Panasonic's Toughbook family of ruggedised notebooks, the CF-74 brings the family up to date using the latest Intel processor for improved performance and, in particular, battery life. Sitting in the Toughbook line-up between the more industrial-looking CF-29 (a favourite of BT engineers everywhere) and the more notebook-styled CF-51, the CF-74 is powered by an Intel Core Duo T2400 clocked at 1.83GHz. At first glance the CF-74 seems over-priced for its specification, and for a normal laptop that would be true, but as with all Toughbooks this one is aimed at users who work in all weathers and all conditions, where a conventional notebook would last five minutes. The CF-74 fits that range nicely.
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Preis/Leistung überteuert
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/21/2006
Rating: price: 50%

60% It has a Business Ruggedised badge, but just how tough is it?
Source: vnunet.com
The Toughbook CF-74 from Panasonic looks like a notebook ready for battle with a reinforced case, shielded ports and sturdy LCD panel. Beneath this hardy exterior lies an Intel Centrino Duo system, powered by a T2400 dual core processor with a clock speed of 1.83GHz. Panasonic hasn’t backed up this CPU with even a gigabyte of Ram, preferring instead to supply it with just 512MB. More memory would prepare this system for the requirements of the forthcoming Windows Vista, especially as the integrated graphics chipset shares what little system memory there is. As it stands, Windows XP will soon complain about the small amount of Ram when you start opening up multiple applications.
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(von 5): 3, Preis/Leistung 2, Ausstattung 3, Ergonomie 3, Verarbeitung robust, Akkulaufzeit positiv
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/21/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 40% features: 60% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 60%

90% The newest Toughbook is fast, sturdy, and well connected.
Source: Laptop Mag
Just as you wouldn’t wear cowboy boots to a black-tie ball, you would probably never carry a rugged notebook into a mahogany-paneled boardroom. The Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 is an exception. This semi-rugged sytem is made for highly mobile people who are tired of replacing less-durable notebooks but want something that still looks, acts, and runs like a mainstream machine. In fact, except for the sturdy handle that forms this model’s front panel, you would probably never know that this is a rugged notebook, semi or not. The CF-74 has no large bumpers on the corners, and the sturdy magnesium-alloy case is as fashionable as it is functional. We also like the 13.3-inch display, which is relatively large for a semi-rugged system.
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4.5 von 5, Leistung schnell
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/11/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 90%

80% Panasonic ToughBook CF-74 - Rugged Notebook
Source: Trusted Reviews
The CF-74 may not be quite as tough as the CF-29, but it's faster, lighter and has even better battery life. Unless you really do need to use your notebook in the most extreme environments, the CF-74 should suit your needs, while giving that piece of mind that only a truly rugged notebook can. The lack of a touch screen is a little disappointing, and the price is, of course, very high. However, when push comes to shove, you either need a rugged notebook or not, and if you're the kind of user that needs to know that your computer and data will be fine no matter how many times you drop it, bash it or spill water on it, then it really is worth considering one of these. Finally, it's also good to know that if some cockney toe rag corners you in the boiler room and asks you where your tool is, you can smack him round the head with your ToughBook before replying “Who’s the daddy now?”.
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(von 10): 8, Preis/Leistung 8, Leistung 9, Ausstattung 8
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/08/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% features: 80%

69% Panasonic Toughbook 74
Source: CNet
Are you the type of user that heaps abuse on your laptop, blowing through one machine after the other at too rapid a pace? With the ToughBook 74, Panasonic has incorporated some of the design principles used for its military-grade laptops into a more consumer-friendly "business rugged" model that's designed to withstand more everyday abuses. Larger and more rugged than the consumer-oriented ToughBook W4, the ToughBook 74 includes durability and mobility features such as magnesium-alloy casing, a shock-mounted hard drive, a spill-resistant keyboard, WWAN connectivity, and a screen that's readable outdoors.
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6.9 von 10
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/22/2006
Rating: Total score: 69%

Foreign Reviews

70% Panasonic Toughbook CF-74
Source: ZDNet
online available, Short, Date: 06/28/2006
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 50% features: 50%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.

Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2400:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.3": This is a frequent and the biggest display format for sub-notebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs few current, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.7 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

Panasonic: Panasonic is an international notebook manufacturer, but with rather small market shares and few laptop reviews. Panasonic concentrates its notebook sortiment to the niche of ruggedized notebooks, which are made for rough outdoor usage. The ratings are slightly above average.

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73.8%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.

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